Many states have special, lowered sales tax rates for certain types of staple goods - such as groceries, clothing and medicines. Restaurant meals may also have a special sales tax rate. Here are the special category rates for Connecticut:

Clothing

6.35%

Groceries

EXEMPT

Prepared Food

6.35%

Prescription Drugs

EXEMPT

OTC Drugs

EXEMPT

These categories may have some further qualifications before the special rate applies, such as a price cap on clothing items. Groceries are generally defined as "unprepared food", while pre-prepared food may be subject to the restaurant food tax rate.

Candy and soda may be included or excluded from any preferential tax rate depending on whether or not the state considers them to be a "grocery":

Candy is NOT considered a grocery in Connecticut

Soda is NOT considered a grocery in Connecticut

Are services, shipping, installation, etc taxable in Connecticut?

The taxability of transactions involving services, shipping, and installation of tangible goods can be slightly complicated with various laws applying to slightly different situations. To learn more about how these transactions, and other more complicated situations, are subject to the Connecticut sales tax see the Connecticut sales taxability FAQ page.

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